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Show Committee Acts To Thwart Legal Gambling In vigorous opposition to the pending legislation to legalize pari-mutuel gambling in the state of Utah, is a committee headed by the Reverend Roland A. Smith of the Highland Baptist Church. Acting on the committee are vice chairmani Reverend Nicholas Vogelzang; pastor of the Christian Reform Church, and secretary Roger Fruend, director of the Y.M.CA-. These men " have enlisted a committee of more than a dozen other people who are interested, and they invite organizations to join them in leaders of religious and civic . their campaign. , t The group met for breakfast at HarmanV N. Temple restaurant re-staurant for breakfast Wednesday. Wed-nesday. Purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed ammendment to the state constitution which will allow betting on horse races in Utah. RESOLUTION ON PARI-MUTUEL PARI-MUTUEL GAMBLING. WHEREAS it is generally known that gambling brings into the community an undesirable un-desirable element of people who contribute to the moral breakdown, and WHEREAS legislation of gambling may be a step toward corruption of public officials and law enforcement, and gambling brings no release of WHEREAS legalization of responsibility on the taxpayer, nor lessens his share on the tax roll, and WHEREAS gambling in all its purpose has always in every high moral and ethical code been condemned as contributing to moral delinquency, and WHEREAS certain citizens of our state hjnve succeded in placing on the ballot for the next general election" a proposal that pari-mutuel gambling be allowed at race tracks placing in jeopardy the cleanness and honesty with which sporting events should be operated, BE IT RESOLVED that this group of Christian leaders do and hereby declare their unrelenting un-relenting opposition to the proposal to legalize gambling, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all religious and civic oVganfzations be uisted in publicizing the attitude of this resolution and joining in an effort to defeat the gamblers at the polls at the next general election in this effort which is of such vital importance to honest government, clean law enforcement, and moral development develop-ment of the community, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that candidates for election to office be questioned as to their stand on this issue and that their statements be published for the benefit of the public. |